Leaders of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the southeast zone have pledged to work together as a formidable team to deliver President Muhammadu Buhari in the 2019 elections and change the negative perception in the zone about the party.
They agreed to embark on
door-to-door and community-to-community campaigns to showcase the
achievements of the president in the southeast zone since 2015, even as
they expressed confidence in the ability of the president to continue to
transform the country for the good of the people.
In a
communiqué released after the well-attended maiden meeting of the South
East APC presidential campaign council, held in Enugu, the leaders also
passed a vote of confidence in the zone’s Director of Campaign, Sharon
Ikeazor and pledged their support to enable her undertake the task of
achieving victory for Buhari in the election.
At the meeting were
Minister of Science and Technology, Dr. Ogbonnaya Onu, who represented
Ministers from the zone, former governor Sullivan Chime who represented
former governors, Southeast Zonal Chairman of the party, Mr. Emma
Enukwu, National Auditor, Chief George Moghalu, APC gubernatorial
candidates in the elections: Senator Hope Uzodinma (Imo) Senator Ayogu
Eze (Enugu), Chief Uche Ogah (Abia) and Chief Sunny Ugwuoji (Ebonyi).
There
were also Senator Ben Uwajumogu, Senator Andy Uba, Senator Julius Ucha,
and Senator Margery Chuba-Okadigbo as well as National and State
Assemblies candidates, former Ministers Chief Emeka Wogu and Professor
Chinwe Obaji.
Also in attendance were State Chairmen from the
five South Eastern states, National Working Committee members and
political appointees including Mr. Osita Okechukwu, Juliet Ibekaku and
Princess Gloria Akobundu among others.
The communiqué signed by
Ikeazor said that the leaders resolved to ensure that President Buhari
wins overwhelmingly in the South Eastern region.They also pledged to
“reconcile, restore and reintegrate into our fold, our disenchanted
members” as well as reinforce the need to “forget their differences from
the fallout of party primaries and unite to win the presidential
election and other elections for the APC.”
The leaders thanked
the President for the confidence reposed in Sharon Ikeazor, saying she
has a wide reach in the five eastern states and beyond based on her
antecedents as a former National Women leader and member of board of
Trustees of the party and promised to support her in her assignment.
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